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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18
A New Tax Bill Before Congress.

For kissing pretty girl, one dollar.
For kissing an ugly one, two dollars.
This tax is levied in order to break up
the custom altogether, it being regarded
as piece of inexcusable absurdity.
For every filtration, ten cents.
For every young man who has more
than one girl, five dollars.
For courting in the kitchen, five cents.
Courting in the parlor, five dollars.
Courting in romantic place, five dol
lars for the first time, and fifty cents for
each time thereafter.
Seeing lady home from church, twen-
ty cents.
Failing to see her home, five dollars
and costs.
For ladies who paint, fifty cents. Pro-
ceeds to be devoted to disconsolate hus.
bands who have been deceived by "otlt.
side appearances"
Wearing a hustle larger than peck
measure, five dollars per bustle.
Bachelors over thirty years OF age'
taxed $40 and banished to Utah.
All pretty ladies taxed from ten cents
to twenty dollars, owing to the grade of
beauty, and each lady 10 decide the grade
herself. Any amount of revenue is ex'
pected to be realized from this provision
Each boy baby, fifty cents.
Each girl baby, ten cents.
Twins, one hundred dollars premium
to be paid out of the fund accruing from
the tax OH bachelors.
Triplets, forty acres of land and
mule.
Heads of families Of more than four.
teen children, fined q hundred dollars
and sent to Jail.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18

= The latest fasting girl reported is
Lula Grim, of Cumberland County, N.
G. Lula is 10 years old, and until June
7 was robust. On that day she declared
that she could not and would not swal-
low anything. Since that day nothing,
not even drop of water, passed her lips
until July 2G, the fifty second day of her
long abstinence. She then took table.
spoonful of chicken broth. Her emacia-
ton is not extreme after her long fast,
and she does not seem TO suffer from its
effects.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18
A citizen of Cincinnati thought he

A citizen of Cincinnati thought he
had sure fortune in kitten which had
five heads, five tails, ten forelegs and five
hind legs. He also thought that it ought
to have about forty.fve lives and was
good tor many years, but after a brief
career of fifteen days the little monstros:
ity died, the result of too much hand.
ding by the curious.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18

"A fascinating Georgia belle and a
good.looking doctor linked their wrists
together with a pair of handouts at
Athens, Ga, the other day. The hand
cuffs closed with spring lock and the
couple sat together till midnight, when
the owner of the key came in and freed
them from bondage that had begun to
grow irksome.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18

= 1t demands giants strength Il
subdue the weakness Of love.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18

= The heart gets weary, but never
gets old.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18

at Asbury park that the white folks
couldent see the ocean, nor the horizon
nor the sun set nor the moon rise and 50
the owners got desperate and excluded
them. This is a little worse than has
ever been done down South. Not a
negro now dares to go to Asbury park,
and 1 read the other day in northern
paper where little orphan colored girl
was refused admission into an asylum
because of her color. That was in the
heavenly kingdom Of Massachusetts,. |
tell you what is fact. Those people up
there don't like US and they don't want
to. Whether it is because we are the
sheep and they are the goats, or they are
the sheep and we are the goats. don't
know, but they won't harmonic. Right
now all their religious papers are howl
ing over this Glenn bill. They are ever
lasting hunting for an insult or an out.
rage, and if they can't find one they
make one. They have got some good,
noble hearted people up there, and our
hope is in them, but it does look like
they have lost their influence. Their
business men who visit us are reasonable
and liberal in their views, but they are
oyershadowed by the public sentiment
Their religious newspapers are as intol'
Grant as ever was the Spanish 1nquisl'
ton. The Independent is their great
leader and shapes public opinion, and il
is Just horrid so far as the South is con-
cerned. am sorry that Mr.. Beecher is
dead, for in his old age lie began tc
understand us and was a friend, a bolt
and fearless friend, and dared to defend
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26

Cleveland is alive to progress. Itseems
to have mania for railroads, and rail
roads infuse life, brings business, wealth
and are bonanza to any countr Oul
contemporaries in Shelby are doing much
to awaken this admirable enterprising
spirit. The projected railroad from Gaffny
by Shelby, Morganton to Cranberry is
now engrossing attention. An enthusi.
astic meeting was held in Shelby last
Tuesday, and the places named were re.
presented. Mai. j. w. Wilson and Col.
Med. Tate, of Morganton, were there
and of them the AurOrd says:
"Maj. Wilson'S reputation as an expert
railroad engineer is known throughout
the limited States and Europe and his
ascent of the Blue Ridge speaks elo.
quently in praise of his skill in railroad
building. He was enthusiastic in praise
of our county line route without hill
declivity or branch for eighteen miles
from Shelby to upper Cleveland line
Maj. Wilson said that this route could
be graded for eighteen miles at eight
hundred dollars per mile, if he could gel
cheap labor, or S25 600 total for grading
and cross ties for eighteen miles North.
west from Cleveland. Col. Tate's prud.
ence and success are well known. He
was very cautious in his promises and
was fearful that he might promise toe
much, So he was reticent about his plans
Maj. Wilson thought that the route tc
Cranberry was not an expensive one en-
tirely practicable and men of capital had
promised to embark in the Southwestern
Railway to Cranberry"
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
THE CASH SYSTEM.

The CASH SYSTEM.
The merchants of Danville, Va, have
started out to do strictly cash business.
The Register lilies the idea, and is sure
that buyer and seller would both be
greatly benefited by such a system. Our
coterporary gives number of good rea-
sons why it is good plan:
In the first place, if the merchant has
the ready cash in hand, he can buy his
stock cheaper than when he buys on
time. Ii he buys cheaper, he can sell
cheaper and the custOmerge gets the benefit
of the discount.
Again, when he has the cash in hand
from all his sales, he can turn his money
over much oftener and can, thus afford to
sell for smaller profits, and the customer
gets the benefit of the reduced price.
Again, if be sells for cash, he does not
have to employ collectors and this reduc-
ton in expenses will enable him to
reduce prices and all the time the Gus
toner gets the benefit Of the reduction,
Again, if he sells for cash he has no
bad bills and does not have to charge up
ANYTHING to profit and loss; and it is evil
dent that if no money Is lost the mer-
chant can sell cheaper than when large
part of his profits must go to cover losses
from bad bills. Please observe that the
customer all the time gets the benefit Of
reduced prices.
Thus it is clearly seen that the mer-
chant is better off if he sells for cash, and
there can be no question that the GUS
toner save the difference in cash and
time prices. But there are other advan.
tages to the cash purchaser. He does not
buy as much when he pays the cash al
when he runs an account. Every man
who has tried both plans knows this tc
be true. tits such an easy thing to stel
into a store, make purchase and say
"charpe it"-"put it on the slate"-fre
quentlY without asking the price.
/ Moreover, as we have said above, hC
can buy cheaper with the money in hanC
Il than when he runs an account on time
Il Moreover still, be knows exactly Wha
he is buying, never has any errors in hil
bills, never as a collector to drop in OF
him unex ..ectedly with bill he haC
forgotten AL about and which he had no
} incl ded in his liabilities, aud he save
the ammo ance of being "dunned," anC
saves timc in making enc transaction o
purchasing and paying cash, do for tw,
transactions OF purchasing at one TIM
and settling at another.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26

Philadelphia is making it red hot
for her keepers of low dives. Ais
ready three of them have been sent
to prison, and a few more are on the
way.
They are having a lively race in
Kentucky for the democratic nomi-
nation for governor. General S. B.
Buckner's friends are confident that
he will win, and predict his nomina-
ton on the first or second ballot.
Doctor Tanner has been knocked
clean out of the fasting ring" A
forty days starvation is nothing
now. Several persons have passed
that record, but all previous per<
formances are eclipsed by Miss Mary
Baker, of Monroe, Indiana, who has
not touched food for 105 days.
Someti mes man gets mangled
up so nat even his best wife fails to
identify him. A month ago Fred
Wirth, of Chicago, disappeared.
Shortly after the mutilated remains
of Il man were fshed cut of the ca
nal at Lockport, Ill, and Writ s
widow identifiedlthe body as that of
her husband, and had it buried,
The other day another body was
found in the river at Chicago, which
has been identified as that of
Wirth.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
Hon. J. M. GuDeER Accepts.

AS will be seen in another column
the above named gentleman accepts
the nomination for the office Of
Mayor rendered him by the large
meeting Of citizens held on the night
of the 18th. /,
Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Walker and
Hallyburton also accept for the of
flee of Aldermen.
The meeting which made these
selections was very large one, and
the result of the meeting shows
those who participated feel a lively
interest in the continued progress
and prosperity of our city.
There are but two tickets, 80 far
in the field, the above named, and
the ticket headed by Mr. H. S. Har,
kins for Mayor, On this latter ap-
pears also the name of mr.. Fitzpat
rick for Alderman. Mr.. Randolph
dcclipes the nomination rendered
by the Harkins meeting, and thi:
leaves Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Walker
and Halyburton named by the cit
izens' meeting, and Messrs, Fitzpat-
rick and Wolfe in the field for AL
ldermen.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
CITIZEN JOB OFFlCL.
NO, 1s PATTON AVENUE.
-
BILL HEADS,
LETTER HEADS,
POSTERS,
BLANKS, de
And fob Work of all ki@ds dose 4vitA,
frOmPtNeSs and at low fyicsS.

EARL DOUGLAS OF CAvERs.-Earl
james Douglas was not more than
thirty when he fell, but he had
crowded many exploits into short
life; and his successful raids across
the Border excited the enthusiasm
of Scottish chivalry, and the deep
enmity of "Hotspur," who saw his
domains ravaged and his fame eclip-
sed by the young Earl. An expe-
dition into England on a grand scale
having been organized by the Scot>
Itish mobiles in 1888, Douglas harried
the country up to the walls of Dur
ham, and then returned to assail
Newcastle. In the hand-to>hand
encounter before the walls Douglas
is said to have worsted Hotspur,
and to have carried off his pennon.
II was when the Scots had broken
up the siege, and were encamped at
Otterburn, on their way home, that
the famous encounter took place,
which is celebrated in the ballad of
Chevy chase" In the nighttime
Henry and Ralph Percy broke upon
the Scottish camp at Otterburn so
unexpectedly that Douglas had not
timessp have his armour fastened,
fand the Earl Of Moray. fought all
might without his helmet. Doug
las was soon in the thickest Of fthe'
fight, arrnel with mace or battle
axe. "ilyke.a hardy Hector, says
Froissart, "wyllynge alone to con-
quer he felde, ard to discomfyte
his enemyes." Unrecognized in the
melee, ne received three spearwounds
at once, and a blow On the head
from an axe as he was falling. His
body was recovered when the Eng
lish were driven back and the scene
which followed is one of the most
effecting in the annals of SSchivalry.
"When asked how he did the dying
Earl replied, Right evil ;yet thank
God, but few of my ancestors have
died in their beds. I am dying, for
my heart grows faint, but I pray
you to revenge me. Raise my ban-
1ner which lyeth near me on the
ground; show my state neither to
friend nor foe, lest mine enemies
rejoice, and my friends be discom-
fitted. ."-BLdck1Oood.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26

We are glad Mr.. Patrick has been con-
tinued as immigration agent for the
State. He has quietly done great good
in the way of inducing immigration and
has laid sure foundation for further
benefit of that sort His efforts have
been directed to securing immigration OF
the character that we desire, and they
are likely 70 bear fruit more fully in the
future than they have done 30 Tar. He
will be able now to perfect his plans, and
we are satisfied that the result will be of
lasting advantage to the State. The
board did wisely in re-electing him.
NeWS- ObSeI ger.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
STATE NEWS.

Cleveland has just sent twelve
convicts to the penitentiary, two O
them being for life.
3. Brevard Mcdowell has beer
nominated by the Democrats Of
Charlotte for mayor.
Henry A London, Esq, will de
liver the memorial-day address al
Wilmington. May 10th.
State Treasurer Balm has rendered
an official decision that cotton buys
ers, whether resident or transient
are liable to State taxes on pur-
chases as provided in the revenue
act.
s The Hon. w. H. H. Cowles will
be the orator on the occasion ofthe
tnsmorial celebration in Raleigh,
his subject being q distinguished
SOP Of North Carolina, Gen. Jno. b,
Gordon.
e people Of Wilmington are
paying a great many attenti us f.
the officers ofthe French man-of.war
Duconedye! The latter were ban
quetted Friday evening, serenaded
and rendered the freedom of the
city.
A great find of copper ore isre
ported in Ashe county, on New
river. The specimens are said to
be ofgreat purity, and the supply
is immense. The ore assays 96 per
cent. pure copper it is asserted
The Ore Knob Mine, now worked
out, as it was only pocket mine
was up to few years ago very ia
NOUS tor its ore.
The Board of Directors of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege in session last week elected the
following as the Executive Commit.
tee: w. S Primrose, of Raleigh,
chairman; W. f. Green, of Franklin
county A, Leaser, of Iredeil H. L
Grant, of Wayne, and Fl. E. Fries,
of Forsythe. The Board reduced
expenses in various ways something
over $4,000. The Board requested
Gov. Scales to call it together again
in July, and adjourned until that
time.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch, under date OF
Saturday, says: "The State Board
of Agriculture practically ended its
session last night at late hour. 1t
reorganized the entire department,
but made no change as to any Of its
officers save as to commissioner. AS
you have been informed, Mr., John
Robinson, of Anson county, was
chosen to this position vice Mr..
Montford McGehse. Capt. Syden-
ham B. Alexander, of Mecklenburg
county, was chosen to fill the place
on the board made vacant by Mr..
John Robinson's promotion. The
salaries were reduced 500 to 5000
a year in some cases. The COM
missioner now receives $4,000 and
the chemist $4,000. 1t was first de-
cided to reduce the number of assist
ant chemists from three to two, but
this action was reconsidered last
night.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
DAILY EDITION.
Fuman, Stone 3 Cameron,
SnIToRs AND PRoPRIEToRs.
AsMnvuu1E SOCIETIES.

cgreae C0nlpandeTy, No. 81. A. Porser Eminent
Wednesday night in each month
4taepiile Chapter, r.. A. M.-G. H. Bell, High
Priest $. Hammershlag, Secretary. Meets
NJ HermOR Eaoce No. lis. A. F. e A. M
n q. Fagg Worshipful Master; Fred. L. Jacobs
s eretary Meets the 6rst Friday night in each
multh.
Sieannanod Lodge, II. Of H., No. 6l6. : E.
Levy, DictatOr Jordan Stone, Secretary.
Neets the irst and third Monday nights in each
mouth.
pinaky, Regent; Jordan Stone, Secretary. Meets
pthe hall of the Knights of Honor on the second
and fourth Monday nights in each month.
The Asheoilte Public Library, over Mr.. KEEP
ler's Store opposite Eagle Hotel, and next
door to The Bank of Asheville. is open,to vis-
itors from 10 a. m. to p. m. and from 4:S0 to
ESQ p. m.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26

The Boston. Globe says that Mr.
Cleveland will not refuse renomi-
nation he can get if his administra-
ton during the next twelve months
is satisfactory to the democratic
party" In fact, the man is not yet
born who would decline a second
nomination if favorably rendered
him.
MEYER THOUGHT OF THAT, ,-"Why
is it, asked the new teacher, who is
not ProhibitiGnist, that we dc
not see so many drunken men in
Europe as we do here in America.
And the smart, bad boy spoke up
from his accustomed place at the
foot of the class because we DOM
stay in -Elrope as much as we do in
America. Burdett.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
HE LATE JACOB LYONS.

lHE LATE y ACOB LYONS.
The Columbia Is. C.) correspondent of
the Charleston News and Courier thus
refers to Mr.. Lyons, whose sad death
Friday in New Orleans we have already
announced:
In the business circles of Columbia
there were frequent expressions of regret
when the fact of the death of Mr.. Lyons
became known, for while the deceased
had not been in Columbia for many
years, he left an untafnished reputation
as atbIsineFs man, and had many friends
here. Jacob G. yons was born in Co.
lumbia abont the year 1907, and resided
here until 1867, wien he removed to
Philadelphia. During the greater portion
of this time he was recognized as one of
the most prominent business men in the
city. His father, Isaac Lyons, had very
large mercantile establishment at the
corner-of Richardson and Gervais streets,
and after his death Jacob Lyons conduc-
ted the business. The deceased was
very wealthy. He sold to the present
owner the Van BeIthuysen square.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
Mr.. GUDGER ACCEPTS THE
NOMINATION FOR MAYOR.
AsHETT1LLE, N. g. Aplil 25, lsS7.
". Elrman. Esq., Chairmlan.--

R. NJ Fnrman. Esq, ChairmGn---
Dear SRI see by the papers pub
lished, since l left the city, that | was
nominated last Monday by a mass-meet-
ing Of the citizens, of Asheville, over
which you presided. for the. Office Of
Mayor. Individually ! would have. pre-
ferred that our ticket should have been
framed by the Democratic party in re-
gular convention; is that has not been
done, and learning that your meeting
was composed of our best citizens, re-
turn 20 them my sinc ere thanks for this
expression Of ftheirconfidence and esteem
and accept with pleasure the nomination
rendered. beg to state that if elected
Mayor, l shall nase every effort to
maintain the very high degree of pro.
gress and advancement on which our
city has been placed by the present gov
ernment. Ny desire is that every citizen
may know, and feel assured he lives in a
city that Keeps pace with the march of
events. Very truly yours,
j III, GUDGER.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26

A LITTLE IRREGULAR.
But-not enough to be noticed
and perfectly sound, 200 sets Pari-
sian Porcelain Plates 55c set. Hand
Teas 55c. Best triple plate knives
1.S5 set Spoons aud forks low in
proportion. These are the bargains
of the season (While the goods last }
Always the very lowest prices on
Glassware, Lamps and Crockery,
Laws Silver and China Hall, South
Main Street,
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
DrS. HARGAN & GATCHELL
OFFZCE-ROOm AZ, Eagle Hotel, .Uatn ST..
ASHEVILLE, N. c,
Ne use in the treatment of Chron Diseases
COMPOUND OXYGEN

and Medicated Vapor by direct inhalation. Those
who suffer from diseases of the Respiratory Or
gnns-such US Consumption, Catarrh, Bronchitis
Asthma, Chronic Sore Throat Loss ofVoice, ETC.,
md who have failed to be cured BY the ordinary
treatment of Cod Ii er OIL Hypophosphites,
" cured by our new treatment; since we have
cured and are curing cases which had resisted all
other means and which had been pronounced
incurable the best physicians.
The Compound Oxygen Treatment Is not only
valuable In diseases OF the respiratory tract, but
Is working prompt and permanent cures in all
diseases depending upon an Impoverished or
impure condition Of the blood, such as Debility,
Epilepsy, Rheumatism, ChOlea, Neur Olgia Paral-
ysis Diebetes, Brights Disease, An@nlia, Scrotu-
u and all Diseases of the Skin.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
ag- INTERESTING READING MAT.
TER ON FOURTH PAGE.

R. R. Jones. at the Pioneer No. %
South Main street, opened the season
tor Mixed Drinks on the 18th of April
and will continue to serve them through
the season. Milk Punches, Big Yellow
Whiskey Punches, Sangarees, and other
mixed drinks called for, delivered free 81
charge, anywhere within the fire limits
of the city.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-26
1t is Gudger or Harktns, which ?

IL is GuQSer or AaFklns' WulCh
jackson Court is in session this week
Our Col. Cameron is in attendance.
The rains of Sunday and Monday
helped the farmers very greatly.
Ashevile can soon boast the pref
tiest streets in the State, outside
OF Raleigh.
Asheville is on boom. Let not
our people, as corporation, make
mistake.
Mr.. J. c. S. Timberlake passed
through our city yesterday evening,
en-route to Atlanta.
T. w. Branch makes an impor-
tant announcement in another col
umn. See advertisement.
There is a fine prospect for having
two street car companies in opera
ton in Asheville soon. The. more
the merrier.
There is another boom for Ashe'
will in few days. Some certain
transaction will astonish the natives
Keep the ball moving.
Our friend Joseph A. May, the
srrn;t;st of HAYWOOD tfsunty, was In
to seeus ysstasday. n good man. .Sho
deserves success. and will attain it,
The Raleigh NewS- Observer of Sunday
has splendid write up of the battle Of
Gettysburg, which will prove of special
interest to those who participated in that
famous conflict and will add another i'm
portant page to history.
Mr.. E. H. Wright, of Shelby, to-
bacconist, has been in Asheyille for
the past few days looking after our
tobacco market, and yesterday made
an investment in a lot in Shelby
Park.
White mel, divide; we can afford
to do so in the presence of solid
enemy We can thus secure not
only radical, but a very unsatis-
factory government of city affairs,
Divide, discuss and cuss, oi course,
We are highly gratifed to know that
Capt. Atkinson has given his consent for
President Cleveland to spend several
days in Ashevile on the occasion of his
contemplated visit to the South this
summer The President will now take
Asheville in his trip.
Mcssrs. Williamson and Chedister
have begun the necessary excava-
tions, on Patton Avonde, for very
extensive and attractive buildings.
When completed they will add
greatly to the attractions of Patton
Avenue.
We are going, soon. to haye two
street railways-two companies be-
ing ready and determined to cons
struct lines to suit the requirements
of the city. We need them all
Push matters ahead. gentlemen,
Asheville can stand and sustain any
such enterprise.
The Inferior Court of Buncombe
began yesterday, Judge Shuford
presiding, Solicitor Carter prosecu,
ting. Of course the usual "biIl o
fare" was presented, because oul
Solicitor is an excellent and {
watchful officer, and the usual Bun
combe grand jury is very exacting
We cannot say, as yet, what will b
done in the way of convictions.